Locomotive-tender



(No Model.)

A. BERNEY. Locomotive Tender.

No. 242,586. Patented June 7,1881.

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EINITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED BERNEY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE GLOBE COMPANY,OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

LOCOMOTlVE-TENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 242,586, dated June '7,1881. Application filed March 15, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED BERNEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inLocomotive Tenders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersor figures otlreference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecilication.

1 My invention relates to tenders for locomotives, more especially thoseadapted for pulverized anthracite and other coal to be mixed with otheringredients; and the object is to utilize the pulverized fuel and smallcoal which is now wasted and cannot be utilized in locomotive and otherengines.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, aswill be more fully described hereinafter, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and the letters of reference marked thereon.

In the drawings, Figure l is a plan view of my improved tender. Fig. 2is a longitudinal vertical section of the same.

In the drawings, A represents the body of the tender, supported on asuitable frame, A. The tender is provided with the usual end and sidewater-tanks, B, for supplying the locomotive with feed-water. Thecentral part, C, is closed at its front end, and it containsthepulverized fuel. It is divided longitudinally by two or morepartitions, D E F, pivoted at their rear end, so that they can be raisedsuccessively, as shown by the broken lines in Fig. 2.

I shows the front partition.

On one or both sides (if desired) of the water-tank is arranged a tank,G, divided by a partition into two parts, the one for contain- 4 5 inglime-water or its equivalent, and the other to contain crude petroleumor tar. From each compartment leads a pipe, to I), (each provided withsuitable valves or stop-cocks c d,) toward the forward end of thetender, and they are there bent at right angles, so the materials in 0the compartments can be run into or over the pulverized fuel and bemixed with it. Another pipe, e, leads into the front end of thewater-tank, and is also provided with a suitable valve, and this is toadmit water to the fuel, so as to dampen or moisten the fuel andassistin mixing it. By mixing these ingredients with the pulverized coalitwill form into a close mass, and can be then broken into lumps, whileat the same time it will give a much greater heat and last a much longertime than when used in its natural state, tending to coke as soon as itcomesin contact with the heat.

Having thus described my invention, what 6 I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Pat.- ent, is-

l. A tender for locomotives, having the pivoted partitions, and a tankforcontainingcompositions for mixing with pulverized fuel, ar- 0 rangedsubstantiallyas shown, and for the purpose set forth,

2. A tender for locomotives, consisting of the body A, having water-tankB, and pivoted partitions D E F, and a tank, G, for containingingredients for mixing with pulverized fuel to assist in its combustion,all arranged substantially as specified.

. 3. The tender for locomotives herein devscribed, consisting of thebody A, having wa- 8o tor-tank B and pivoted partitions D E F, a tank,G, divided by a partition for containing lime-water and crude petroleum,and provided with pipes to b 0, arranged substantially as shown, and forthe purpose specified. 8 5

4. A tender forloeomotives, having the crosspartition I and longitudinalpartitions I) E F, with or without being pivoted.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALFRED BERNEY. Witnesses:

S. N. BERNEY, S. H. WALKER.

